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  • 1. 

    In a bid to deter drunken stag parties, which Eastern European city is planning a crackdown on boozing? 

    • A.

      Tallinn

    • B.

      Riga

    • C.

      Prague

    • D.

      Krakow

    Correct Answer
    A. Tallinn
    Explanation
    The party-pooping authorities in Tallinn are proposing tough new alcohol laws to crackdown on stag tomfoolery in the city.

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  • 2. 

    At World Travel Market this week, what was said to pose the biggest threat to golf tourism in America? 

    • A.

      Climate change

    • B.

      Cycling

    • C.

      A realisation that golf is potently boring

    • D.

      Gophers

    Correct Answer
    B. Cycling
    Explanation
    It’s cycling. Middle-aged men are increasingly swapping their golf clubs for Lycra, sparking fears of abandoned fairways in America.

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  • 3. 

    A novelty café will open in London’s East End next month dedicated to the sale of what? 

    • A.

      Products endorsed exclusively by David Hasselhoff

    • B.

      Victorian era cakes

    • C.

      Sweets from the 1980s

    • D.

      Cereals

    Correct Answer
    D. Cereals
    Explanation
    Shoreditch hipsters will be able to quaff more than 100 varieties of breakfast cereal at the Cereal Killer Café, which is the brainchild of twin brothers, Alan and Gary Keery.

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  • 4. 

    Rock is a favourite seaside treat for British holidaymakers, but as of this week what new flavour will they have to look forward to? 

    • A.

      Full English breakfast

    • B.

      Tikka masala

    • C.

      Pina colada

    • D.

      Lager

    Correct Answer
    B. Tikka masala
    Explanation
    Tikka masala, fish & chips and pizza were amongst the new flavours unveiled by Blackpool’s Stanton and Novelty Confectioners.

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  • 5. 

    Our writer, Lauren Jarvis, visited Zambia this week. But what was this African nation formerly known as?

    • A.

      The British Protectorate of Bechuanaland

    • B.

      The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

    • C.

      The Republic of Upper Volta

    • D.

      The Kingdom of Um Bongo

    Correct Answer
    B. The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
    Explanation
    A bit of a mouthful, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland became Zambia after gaining independence from Britain in 1964.

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  • 6. 

    This week the town of Lewes in East Sussex, England burned an effigy of which political leader?

    • A.

      David Cameron in a tutu

    • B.

      Alex Salmond in a kilt

    • C.

      Vladamir Putin in a mankini

    • D.

      Angela Merkel in a gimp suit

    Correct Answer
    C. Vladamir Putin in a mankini
    Explanation
    An effigy of Alex Salmond was planned for the pyre, but outrage on social media dissuaded organisers from setting it alight. So they burned Vlad instead. In a mankini.

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  • 7. 

    India's annual Pushkar Camel Fair ended in disaster for two revellers this week when their hot air balloon landed them in what? 

    • A.

      Jail

    • B.

      Hot water

    • C.

      Pakistan

    • D.

      A camel farm

    Correct Answer
    A. Jail
    Explanation
    The balloon landed in Ajmer Central Jail, Rajasthan, where the occupants were questioned on suspicion of planning a jailbreak.

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